The director of content for the University of Alabama’s official NIL entity has been arrested as part of a human trafficking operation.

Robert Aaron Suttles, a former sportswriter who wrote for The Tuscaloosa News and The Athletic, was one of 15 people arrested in Shelby County on Thursday.

Court records cited by WBRC News show that Suttles — who leads the content efforts for Yea Alabama — was charged with soliciting prostitution, and he allegedly paid $100 to engage in sexual activity.

Suttles has since been released from Shelby County Jail on $1,000 bond.

The university told WBRC that Suttles is not a school employee, while Yea Alabama issued a statement to AL.com.

“The individual is suspended and is not performing any work for us,” Yea Alabama said. “The matter involves personal conduct unconnected to any YeaAlabama business. A legal proceeding is pending and our internal review is ongoing, so we have no further comment.”

Yea Alabama describes itself as the “Official Fan Experience of Alabama Athletics and facilitates authentic name, image and likeness opportunities for Alabama student-athletes.”

The Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force conducted the sting this week, with 15 men arrested and one also being charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and second-degree unlawful possession of marijuana.

“We will not tolerate the victimization of vulnerable women here in Shelby County,” said Lt. Clayton Smith, commander of the Shelby County Drug Task Force.

“I believe that no woman wakes up each morning and chooses to sell their bodies because they just want to. There is always an underlying reason that they feel they have to do this to live and have no other option. We have a duty to protect them just like any other citizen. I want to thank the investigators for their passion and work in this operation.”

Suttles posted about Alabama football on his X account earlier this week, though he has not commented on his arrest.

However, his pinned post on the site has gained attention this week.

In 2014, Suttles posted a picture of then-Alabama football coach Nick Saban standing around the school’s gymnastics team.

“I don’t know what to do with my hands,” Suttles captioned the photo.